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(1) A Ghanaian Safety Convention Ship shall not proceed to sea on an international voyage from a port in Ghana unless there is in force in respect of the ship a ship security plan and an International Ship Security Certificate2

(a) where it is a passenger ship,

(i) a Passenger Ship Safety Certificate;

(ii) a Short Voyage Safety Certificate; or

(iii) a Qualified Short Voyage Safety Certificate which, subject to the provisions of this section relating to Short Voyage Certificate, is applicable to the voyage on which the ship is about to proceed and to the trade in which the ship is for the time being engaged,

(b) where it is not a passenger ship

(i) a Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate or a Qualified Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate;

(ii) a Safety Equipment Certificate or a Qualified Safety Equipment Certificate; and

(iii) a Radio Certificate, or a Qualified Radio Certificate, or an Exemption Radio Certificate.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) a Ghanaian ship that is not a passenger ship may proceed to see if there is in force in respect of the ship, the certificates referred to in paragraph (a) as if it were a passenger ship.